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20 Best Austin Breakfasts

Austin Monthly: February 2017

Housed in a former 1950s diner not much bigger than a shoebox on North Lamar Boulevard, the original Counter Cafe has the heart of farm-to-table cuisine and the soul of a greasy spoon. Try the breakfast tacos stuffed with nitrate-free bacon and organic eggs or the in-season fruit atop locally made yogurt and granola.

The 50 Greatest Hamburgers in Texas: Number 2

Texas Monthly: August 2009

The Counter Burger and Fries. During any given lunch hour, more than half the customers are having burgers, despite a menu with first-rate crab cakes and fried oysters. That’s what happens when you have a monster hit. This simple, flawless burger is like an expertly composed three-minute pop song:

Counter Cafe East Gives a Solid Performance

Austin Chronicle: February 2015

When we visited the new Counter Cafe location during their soft opening back in November, owner Debbie Davis compared the kitchen workouts in each of her Austin diners to dance moves. Running the busy grill at the tiny original diner on Lamar is the result of a well-practiced two-step, she pointed out, while the bigger line at the new location requires a jitterbug to get food out to the customers.

Counter Cafe’s New Location: Bigger, Better, Still Classic

Eater Austin: April 2014

Counter Cafe co-owner Debbie Davis’s goal is for regulars to walk into their new location and say, “This is Counter Cafe.” Davis’s emphasis on re-creating the feel of the original goes beyond a desire to create a successful second outpost.

First Look: Counter Cafe East

Austin Chronicle: November 2014

Debbie Davis and her business partners were not about to find themselves casualties of the rapid redevelopment of Downtown, so they were proactive in finding an alternative home for their popular Counter Cafe.

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About Counter Cafe

The Counter Cafe is a unique 21st Century authentic American diner focused on serving up the finest of fresh, local and organic food with global love. Come and visit us at both of our Austin locations!